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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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